Everything went wrong in the exact worst way. For decades, countless ships sailed under the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Each one tacitly presented a threat, but rarely in reality: The vessels steered ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies over the failure of the Washington Bridge, alleging they failed to identify and address “worsening structural issues” ...

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MJ Engineering and Landscaping designed a 2002 bridge that failed during construction in Marcy SLINGERLANDS – When the new rail trail bridge in Slingerlands buckled and failed while being installed ...

PROVIDENCE – Lawyers representing Rhode Island Wednesday said they expect to sue one or more companies who worked on the now defunct Interstate 195 westbound Washington Bridge as early as next month. ...

March 28 (Reuters) - The collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge has highlighted what engineers say is an urgent need to better protect the piers holding up spans over shipping channels as the size of ...

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster serves as a powerful lesson in engineering and aerodynamics. The collapse on November 7, 1940, stands as one of the most dramatic and instructive engineering ...

Rhode Island Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. blamed private contractors − in full − for the failure of the westbound Washington Bridge while defending the state's near total reliance on ...

A Pittsburgh Regional Transit operator hurt when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed under his bus more than two years ago filed a detailed lawsuit Thursday against the City of Pittsburgh and three ...

The cargo ship collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last Tuesday is raising questions about just how much engineers can do to prevent such catastrophes from occurring in ...